# CVE-2024-0965: Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.21 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass page restrictions via the REST API to view sensitive content in the Simple Page Access Restriction WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmgp-f467-5jfj

## What is CVE-2024-0965?

CVE-2024-0965 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction, published on 8 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's page restriction and view page content.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0965?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction

- [CVE-2025-5142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5142/): Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.31 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Multiple Parameters (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0965 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0965 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction, published on 8 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0965/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0965/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0965
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0965
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0965

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0965/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.